- Born
- Died
- Birth namePaul James Hemphill
- Nickname
- The Jimmy Breslin of the South
- Paul Hemphill was born on February 18, 1936 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA. He was a writer, known for Long Gone (1987) and ESPN SportsCentury (1999). He was married to Susan Milliage Oliver and Susan Percy. He died on July 11, 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- SpousesSusan Milliage Oliver (divorced, 3 children)Susan Percy(? - July 11, 2009) (his death, 1 child)
- He is survived by his sister, Joyce Lott Hemphill of Birmingham, Alabama and six grandchildren and his second wife, Susan Percy.
- Father of Lisa Hemphill Shadrach of Franklin, Tennessee; David Hemphill and Molly Hemphill Knudsen of Birmingham, Alabama from his first marriage. From his second marriage, a daughter Martha Hemphill of Decatur, Georgia.
- He attended Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts on a Neiman Fellowship.
- He joined the United States Air National Guard and served in France.
- He earned a Bachelor's Degree in 1959 at Auburn University.
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